The Liberating Arts of Liberal Arts Education

Doesn't every school teach the liberal arts?
 Here's the short answer: schools used to.

In today’s education landscape—even in many Catholic schools—liberal arts subjects are often reduced to tools for job readiness. Students are taught reading and writing to pass a test or succeed in a future career. But something vital gets lost in that process.

At St. Ann Classical Academy, we do things differently.

We believe education is not just preparation for a job—it’s preparation for life.  We teach the liberal arts in the classical sense, as a path to forming thoughtful, virtuous, and fully alive human beings.  The result? Students who are well-educated, confident, articulate, curious, and grounded in truth.

As St. Francis de Sales exhorted:
 "Be who you are and be that well!"

At its core, a classical education is about formation, not just information. We introduce students to the Trivium—grammar, logic, and rhetoric—and the Quadrivium—arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy—not as a checklist of subjects, but as a time-tested path to wisdom.

• Children first build strong language and reasoning skills

• Then they learn how to think critically and express themselves clearly

• Finally, they engage deeply with literature, history, faith, and science with a well-formed mind and a joyful heart

Yes, our students grow into excellent scholars. But even more, they grow into good people—children of virtue who seek truth, live generously, and love what is beautiful. 

If you’re looking for more than the status quo…
If you want your child to be formed, not just schooled…
If you want an education that is as joyful as it is rigorous…

Then we invite you to discover the beauty and depth of classical education at St. Ann Classical Academy.